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Outreach & Communication Award 2024

The EMS Outreach and Communication Award 2024 is presented to the project Enabling community leaders to communicate about climate change, a joint initiative of the Royal Meteorological Society and the British Antarctic Survey. [more]

A quarter of a century: The EMS@25

The EMS was formally established in September 1999 in Norrköping, At the EMS2024 opening session we will use the opportunity to look back at what the EMS has achieved, what role it plays today within the European meteorological community and where its future lies. We have invited personalities who have been involved in the development of the EMS over the last quarter of a century.[more]

First season of the EMS Webinar series

The first series of EMS Webinars was held this spring, with five very different, but all highly interesting topics and great speakers. Revisit the events on our YouTube Channel. The upcoming EMS Council and General Assembly sessions will decide if and how the event series will continue.[more]

The EMS Annual Report 2023 published

The EMS Annual Report 2023 summarises all the important activities of the EMS, including the development of new initiatives during the past year. It also highlights the members of the Council and the Committees, i.e. the people who are active in shaping the EMS, as well as showcasing the awardees of the past year.[more]

ECMWF Forecast User Side Event at EMS2024

ECMWF is excited to be running a side event at EMS2024 to complement its annual Using ECMWF’s Forecasts (UEF) event. This side event will consist of four sessions, each session will have a focal topic for discussion, two sessions will have a moderated attendance and two will be drop-in sessions open to all.[more]

EMS Young Scientist Award 2024: Bianca Mezzina

The recipient of the EMS Young Scientist Award 2024 is Bianca Mezzina, Italy, currently working at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium. She was nominated with the publication “Contributions of atmospheric forcing and ocean preconditioning in the 2016 Antarctic sea ice extent drop”.[more]

EMS Annual Meeting 2024 programme is live

The 2024 Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society will take place as a hybrid event at the Historical University of Barcelona & online from 2 to 6 September 2024. The full session program is online and an early registration is possible until 22 July. [more]

EMS Council hosted at ECMWF in March 2024 (Photo © ECMWF): Left to right: Tanja Cegnar, Heinke Schlünzen, Martina Junge, Natasa Christou, Dick Blaauboer, Patricia de Rosnay, Vesna Djuricic, Robert Mureau, Liz Bentley, Bob Riddaway, Dominique Marbouty, Time Hewson, Florence Rabier, Derek Swannick, Fabio Venuti

EMS Council meets in Reading

The EMS Council was invited to hold its 52nd Session in Reading, the first day at ECMWF, and the second day at the headquarters of the Royal Meteorological Society. This was the first session under the leadership of EMS President Liz Bentley.[more]

The winner of the EPM2024 is ….

Majid Khaleghi Moghaddam with “Khalkhal”: This cloud form is altocumulus type 4 and indicates strong wind blowing in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Find out about the run-ups and the public favourite[more]